Tuesday, January 29, 2008

"Heartache Leave"

Via BuzzFeed (and wherever else I read about it yesterday), news that a Japanese company is offering paid time off when you are going through a breakup. (You know, for more wallowing.)

Other suggestions: Hangover Leave, Catching Up On The Wire Leave, I Need A Sandwich Leave.

Amen. I need catching up on all TV shows leave, and eliminating unread posts from my Google Reader leave. Hell, why can't I just take "having a life" leave.

5 comments:

Kim said...

What about those on-again/off-again couples? What if you take Heartache Leave for a few days, but then you get back together? Do you have to make up the time? And only one Heartache Leave day per year? Puhleese! I would just call in sick.

D said...

I would think working would be a nice way to quit thinking about the breakup. what are ya gonna do curl up in a ball in the corner of your room waiting to forget your troubles? I have an idea, make a little shed say, 10x10 feet. plop it in the middle of the forest and send out letter bombs to anyone who has ever pissed you off

D said...

sorry about that last post, I'm hungry for lunch

Anonymous said...

The I-need-a-sandwich-leave sounds pretty important if the alternative is letterbombing people who've pissed you off. I speak as one who has pissed you off occasionally. Quick! Eat something!

Anonymous said...

As for heartache leave: bad idea. Better not to be alone. I wish that Anne Sexton had taken a longer lunch with Maxine Kumin and that someone had arranged a playdate with Sylvia Plath and her little ones.